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Afghanistan
Key Commanders Of Taliban Killed In Logar Airstrikes: MoD
2019-06-29
[ToloNews] At least nine key commanders of the Taliban
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were killed in Afghan forces Arclight airstrike
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s in the central province of Pashtun-infested Logar on Thursday night, a front man for Ministry of Defense (MoD), Rohullah Ahmadzai, said on Friday.

Among those killed are Haji Lala, Taliban’s designated governor for Pashtun-infested Logar and his two deputies, Taliban’s designated head of intelligence for Ghazni, Pashtun-infested Logar, Khost, Paktia and Kabul provinces, Mawlawi Shams-ur-Rahman, he said.

Four other Taliban commanders, including foreign citizens, were also killed in the airstrikes, Ahmadzai said.

He said that 12 Taliban fighters were maimed in the airstrikes.

Taliban has rejected the claim.
Update from Khaama Press at 12:30 p.m. EDT:
The Ministry of Defense said Friday that the Arclight airstrike
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was carried out in Charkh district of logar.

The statement further added that the airstrike killed Mawlavi Shams-ur-Rehman, the shadow spy chief of Taliban for Ghazni, Pashtun-infested Logar, Khost, Paktiya and Kabul.

Furthermore, the airstrike killed Hekmatyar, Shuja and Rauf, the three foreign comrades of Mawlavi Rehman.

Meanwhile,
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the defense ministry said the airsrike also killed Ahrar adn Bilal, two other commanders of Taliban.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Do they have anything but "key" commanders?

At the rate they go through them I would be surprised to find anyone higher than a PFC left.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-06-29 07:41  

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